Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Grandpa Tell Me One More Story	I'm a Song	04:39
Albert Jones*	You Just Can't Turn Me Loose	The Facts of Life	02:59
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Forward	War War War	04:42
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Cal* Bostic	That's All	Introducing...	02:31
Nelson* Riddle	The Route of the Haidas	British Columbia Suite	03:34
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Street Girl	Love Serenade	03:17
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love)	We the People	04:26
Happy Dolls	Funky Stuff	Show Album No. 1	03:04
Sidewinders	Gift to the Sun	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Nelson* Riddle	Garibaldi Mountain	British Columbia Suite	05:13
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:39
Matt Lucas*	The Peepin' Tom	Matt Gets Blue	03:21
Aarons And Ackley*	Could Have Had Anything	You And I	02:19
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Jack Holland	Get it Behind You Girl	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:37
The Revelaires*	Cab Driver	Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver	03:06
Ellen McIlwaine	Come Sit Down and Tell Me	Everybody Needs It	02:44
Happy Dolls	Misty Blue	Show Album No. 1	03:43
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Jakiv Came to Visit	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:03
Aarons And Ackley*	Take Me Home	ST	04:48
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
David Amram	Old Man and the Children	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:48
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна	Ukrainian Pops	03:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Billy Gene	Fear Itself	03:05
The Revelaires*	You're So Wrong	You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring	02:47
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
Albert Jones*	Thank Goodness	The Facts of Life	02:24
Ellen McIlwaine	In My Time of Dying	Fear Itself	08:48
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
Mike* Ferro	Bridges	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	04:51
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	We the People	03:20
Joe* Glazer	It Could be a Wonderful World	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:53
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	We the People	02:52
Matt Lucas*	Men's Liberation	Matt Gets Blue	01:54
Cal* Bostic	The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Three Quarter Promenade	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Unleash the Horses Boys	Ukrainian Pops	02:00
Matt Lucas*	Massage Parlour Blues	Matt Gets Blue	03:53
Jack Holland	I'll Pick Her Up	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:41
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Exponians	Yellow Bird	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:25
Nelson* Riddle	Barkerville	British Columbia Suite	02:22
Ellen McIlwaine	Steal Him Away	Ellen McIlwaine	03:12
Buddy Knox	Maybelline	ST	01:49
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Honky Tonk Angel	03:52
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Livin' the Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	08:45
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The March Of The Dead	War War War	06:27
Jonathan Edwards	Weapon of Prayer	Sailboat	03:27
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Needs It	Everybody Needs It	03:14
Ellen McIlwaine	We Got Each Other	Ellen McIlwaine	03:48
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Fear Itself	03:23
Tony McManus	Chalaneru	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:23
Matt Lucas*	New Orleans Woman	Matt Gets Blue	02:05
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:26
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Cal* Bostic	Let It Be Me	Introducing...	02:44
Aarons And Ackley*	Annalee	ST	02:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Regretting Blues	Everybody Needs It	02:27
Cal* Bostic	Excessive Love (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:33
Joe* Glazer	Solidarity Forever	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:02
Alpha Centauri	Love is a Curse	ST	06:19
Aarons And Ackley*	Sleeping Gypsy	ST	03:56
Ellen McIlwaine	We The People	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Aarons And Ackley*	Sailor Song	ST	06:42
Ellen McIlwaine	I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song)	Everybody Needs It	02:55
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
David Amram	Greasy Spoon	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:25
Zambonis*	Boom Boom Boom	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:07
Matt Lucas*	The Old Man	The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On	02:29
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Tommy Makem	Vancouver	Vancouver b/w Better Times	02:45
Buddy Knox	Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep	ST	02:20
Ellen McIlwaine	Born Under a Bad Sign	Fear Itself	03:33
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Wedding March	Ukrainian Pops	04:09
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Oscar* McLollie	As Long As You Care at All	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	03:42
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes	Ukrainian Pops	02:31
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Nelson* Riddle	The Caribou	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	We the People	02:25
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Matt Lucas*	Drunkard's Dream	Matt Gets Blue	02:56
Alpha Centauri	One Night at a Time	ST	03:41

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

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The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

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Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

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Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

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Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

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Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

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Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

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Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

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Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

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Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

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Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

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Aarons And Ackley* - ST

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Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

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Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

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Oscar* McLollie - ST

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Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

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Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

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Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

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Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

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Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

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Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

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